Silvertone Tele

In the mid-Sixties the Silvertone guitar sold by Sears Roebuck was probably the most accessible model of electric guitar for the aspiring young musician. Economically produced and mass-marketed, these guitars found their way into homes all across America.

One lipstick in the neck position and a single coil pickup in the bridge

Controls

Volume and tone with three-way selector switch

Bridge

Classic pan bridge

Specimen’s series of Silvertone-style guitars feature construction characteristics similar to that of the original Silvertones. But these guitars reach into unexplored territory, pushing beyond their origins to become instruments of anomaly for a cunning few.

This instrument is part Silvertone, part Fender Telecaster™ Custom. After cracking the DNA of the Silvertone/Danelectro construction, this design was simply inevitable. It’s another variation on a classic design.